Where does “guļamistaba” come from?

guļamistaba (Latvian) comes from Latvian istaba, from Old East Slavic истъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

guļamistaba (Latvian): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “guļamistaba”, step by step

guļamistaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian istaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianistabaroom; room; house; peasant house, hut
2Old East Slavicистъба—
3Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—

via Latvian guļams

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianguļamswhich can or should be slept (in), lain (on)
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьstъba →Every word from Old East Slavic истъба →